The National Assembly is expected to consider 31 contents of legislative work.

NDO - At the 9th Session, the National Assembly plans to consider 31 contents related to legislative work, 7 groups of contents on socio-economics, state budget, supervision and other important issues; 7 groups of contents agencies will send reports for National Assembly deputies to study on their own.

On the morning of December 11, continuing the 40th Session, chaired by National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, the National Assembly Standing Committee summarized the 8th Session and gave initial opinions on preparations for the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly.

Continue to organize the meeting in 2 phases

Presenting the Summary Report of the 8th Session, Secretary General of the National Assembly and Head of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Tung said that, following the success and good results of the 10th Central Conference of the 13th tenure, after 29.5 days of serious, urgent, scientific, democratic and highly responsible work, with the spirit of continuing to innovate and improve to better meet practical requirements, the 8th Session was a great success.

The National Assembly passed 18 laws and 21 resolutions (including 4 legal resolutions); gave initial opinions on 10 draft laws; considered and decided on the restructuring of high-ranking State personnel; and considered and decided on many other important issues in many fields.

Thereby, contributing to building a complete and comprehensive legal system; promptly removing difficulties and obstacles, overcoming bottlenecks, unblocking resources, focusing highly on serving socio-economic development, ensuring national defense, security and improving people's lives; meeting the requirements of the cause of innovation and national development in the new era - the era of national development.

Secretary General of the National Assembly and Head of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Tung reports at the meeting. (Photo: DUY LINH)

Reporting on the preparation for the 9th Session, Secretary General of the National Assembly Le Quang Tung said that due to the large amount of legislative content, supervision, and decisions on important issues at the Session, many of which are difficult and complicated, it is proposed to continue organizing the 9th Session in 2 sessions (with a 9-day gap between the 2 sessions) to have time for the National Assembly agencies and relevant agencies to receive and explain the opinions of National Assembly deputies, revise and complete the draft laws and resolutions with the best quality before submitting them to the National Assembly for approval.

Thus, in the case of bills and draft resolutions added to the Law and Ordinance Development Program, at the 9th Session, the National Assembly plans to consider 31 contents related to legislative work, 7 groups of contents on socio-economics, state budget, supervision and other important issues; 7 groups of contents will be sent by agencies for National Assembly deputies to study on their own.

It is expected that the National Assembly will work for 26 days, in which the first session will mainly be devoted to discussing the contents submitted to the National Assembly for voting and approval at the session and discussing in groups a number of draft laws submitted to the National Assembly for comments; questioning and answering questions; the second session will mainly be devoted to the National Assembly voting and approving laws and resolutions and discussing in groups a number of draft laws and discussing in the hall a number of draft laws submitted to the National Assembly for comments.

Large amount of work, need to carefully calculate the meeting agenda

Discussing at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh said that the 8th Session is a special session and has many innovations from the preparation stage. The National Assembly Party Delegation and the Government Party Committee met a month in advance and the leaders of the National Assembly and the Government often called to discuss before the meeting. The agencies also coordinated well to carry out the assigned tasks, the Ethnic Council and the National Assembly Committees all worked day and night, including holidays, with a high sense of responsibility and urgency.

“The 8th session is the session to thoroughly grasp and institutionalize the Central Committee's resolutions and the Politburo's conclusions in laws, resolutions and documents discussed and approved by the National Assembly in great detail,” the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly emphasized.

In addition to the preparation for the 9th Session, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly said that it is necessary to pay attention to urgently preparing for the extraordinary session of the National Assembly at the end of February 2025, assigning agencies to preside over the drafting and review of draft laws and resolutions at the session. "It is necessary to list how many tasks there are and assign them to be implemented right now," said the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks. (Photo: DUY LINH)

Concluding the discussion, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that the 8th Session had a large workload, with many complex and difficult issues. Under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat; the coordination between the Government Party Committee and the National Assembly Party Delegation; the meetings were held early and remotely.

During the session, there was also coordination between the National Assembly Party Delegation and the Government Party Committee, especially the National Assembly Chairman, Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly with the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers, relevant ministries and branches. We promptly handled arising problems and difficulties, reaching the ultimate goal of removing difficulties and bottlenecks to ensure socio-economic development, national defense, security, and building the government system at all levels.

The meeting agenda was arranged tightly and scientifically. Although there were many urgent matters, they were arranged scientifically and the agenda was adjusted to ensure flexibility. The management of the Presidium was consistent with the progress of the meeting. Personnel work was carefully and thoughtfully prepared, following the correct procedures, ensuring the leadership of the Party.

Regarding the 9th Session, the National Assembly Chairman said that this session has a very large workload, expected to pass 10 laws, 1 Resolution, and discuss 12 new laws; therefore, it is necessary to carefully calculate the session agenda. Regarding the expected time, the National Assembly Chairman proposed to agree to arrange the opening on May 20 and the closing on June 30, 2025, possibly working on some additional Saturdays.

Regarding the extraordinary session in February 2025, the National Assembly Chairman proposed to assign the Delegation Affairs Committee under the National Assembly Standing Committee to preside over and coordinate the revision of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly; and to assign the Secretary General of the National Assembly to preside over and coordinate the revision of the Session Rules.

The National Assembly Chairman also noted that the drafting agencies are expected to coordinate with the National Assembly Committees and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly from now on, and assign specific tasks to study and amend the draft laws. At the same time, consider amending a number of articles of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents in advance at the extraordinary session to ensure consistency and synchronization with the laws on organizational apparatus.

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